Student Managed Investment Fund
Spring 2016 Students
Austin Boyle - LinkedIn Profile - boyle2@mail.usf.edu
Honors College student Austin Boyle learned the importance of hard work, teamwork
and leadership as a member of the Delta Chi fraternity and a player on the USF's Men's
Lacrosse team. Majoring in finance with a minor in leadership, Boyle has studied abroad
and has traveled to nearly a dozen countries on three continents. On one of these
trips, he ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. Boyle served as an intern at Ameriprise
Financial where he got his first taste of the finance industry. He expects to graduate
in 2016.
Hailey Davis - LinkedIn Profile - haileydavis@mail.usf.edu
Finance major Hailey Davis is the first person in her family to attend college. After
graduating high school a year early, she developed a passion for the financial markets.
Davis learned the value of hard work after working in her family's organic peach orchard
and serving as an intern for JPMorgan Chase and Ballast Point Ventures. She aspires
to work as an equity research analyst in Tampa.
Isabella Duarte - LinkedIn Profile - isabellad@mail.usf.edu
Isabella Duarte's road to USF traversed three continents. A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil,
Duarte studied abroad solo in New Zealand at age 16, where she learned English. Later,
she came to America to study finance because of its well-developed financial markets.
She has held three internships: one in Brazil at an import company and two in Tampa
at AXA Advisors and InvestAmerica Capital Advisors. Duarte is now pursuing a Master
of Science in Finance and is a teaching assistant for Principles of Finance. She speaks
English, Spanish and Portuguese, skills that she hopes will enable her to pursue a
career in finance with international exposure.
Rick Eldee - LinkedIn Profile - ahmadeldee@mail.usf.edu
Rick Eldee came to USF as a biology major because his family expected him to pursue
a career in medicine, much like the rest of his family. Strong willed, Eldee changed
his major to finance two years later and hopes to learn more about portfolio management
and career opportunities in the industry. His hobbies include football and fishing.
Bradley Gordon, Jr. - LinkedIn Profile - gordonb@mail.usf.edu
Bradley Gordon, Jr. has always been interested in studying business, and after watching
the market crash in 2008, he decided to study finance in order to learn more about
opportunities in the market. While studying at USF, he was the lead mechanic in North
America for a cycling corporation. He is the marketing chair on the executive board
of the Student Finance Association. He will graduate from the finance program at USF
in spring 2016.
Gino Jo - LinkedIn Profile - ginojo@mail.usf.edu
Finance and Economics major Gino Jo studied abroad at the University of Exeter in
the United Kingdom in 2014, where he concentrated on economics and participated in
the university's Student Managed Equity Fund through its Business & Finance Society.
Jo is the first person in his family to pursue a college degree, and is the vice president
of the Student Finance Association. He is a healthcare mergers and acquisitions analyst
at Crosstree Capital Partners. He previously interned with JPMorgan Chase. A native
of Peru, Jo is bilingual and during his free time enjoys traveling and digital photography.
Dylan Kesterson - LinkedIn Profile - dkesterson@mail.usf.edu
Dylan Kesterson has several years of experience in retail and door-to-door sales,
but an interest in real estate investing ignited his passion for learning about the
financial markets and the operations of business. Kesterson is a member of the National
Society of Leadership and Success, and he aspires to obtain a career as an investment
portfolio manager or a private banker for high net worth clients. He seeks to eventually
earn an MBA and the CFA designation.
Zoe Knapke - LinkedIn Profile - zoeknapke@mail.usf.edu
Honors College student Zoe Knapke will graduate in 2016 with a finance degree. Her
passion for financial analysis led her to pursue an internship at Jabil Circuit where
she assisted the financial planning and analysis team. Knapke is actively involved
on campus, serving as an officer of the Student Finance Association, Alpha Delta Pi,
and the Chinese Culture Festival Club. Her engagement has not come at the expense
of academics: she has maintained a 3.9 GPA.
Brandon Moore - LinkedIn Profile - bnmoore2@mail.usf.edu
Brandon Moore developed his passion for understanding the global economy during the
Great Recession. Ethics and asset protection from risk fueled his interest and led
him to pursue a career in investment valuation. Currently Moore is an intern with
Raymond James Financial's Corporate and Executive Services trading desk. After graduating
in 2016 with a degree in finance and a minor in economics, Moore will take the CFA
exam.
Bridget Parsells - LinkedIn Profile - bparsells@mail.usf.edu
Bridget Parsells is a self-motivated student originally from the New York City metropolitan
area. The first person in her family to pursue a college degree, Parsells moved to
Tampa on her own to study finance at USF. She values her education, independence,
and ability to support herself through working while in school. Parsells aims to manage
investments for a financial firm in Manhattan. She also aspires to open her own public
art gallery.
Heriberto Ramos - LinkedIn Profile - heriberto1@mail.usf.edu
A junior majoring in finance, Heriberto Ramos developed his interest in financial
markets due to his admiration of his father, who is part of an investment company
in Mexico. Born in Torreon, Mexico, Ramos came to the United States in 2010, moving
to Jacksonville to prepare himself for an American collegiate experience. At USF,
Ramos has been involved in Enactus as project leader for Suit-A-Bull, a suit-lending
program for students of all majors. Ramos plans to work in equity research and later
on open his own investment company.
Brandon Reagan - LinkedIn Profile - btr@mail.usf.edu
Before coming to USF, Brandon Reagan played as a goaltender in the North American
Hockey League for the Topeka Roadrunners. Though he was offered opportunities to play
hockey on a collegiate team, Reagan opted to pursue his education at USF. A native
of Essex, Vt., he grew up watching the success of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters,
which sparked an interest in financial markets as a career path. Reagan has developed
his finance skills by serving as a chair of the Student Finance Association at USF
and serving as an intern at Ballast Point Ventures this year. These experiences have
helped shape his work ethic, camaraderie, and ability to work under pressure.